The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13
OLD TIME PIRATES.
Stories Of the Roaring, Raging
Thieves OF Ocean.
CAPT. AyARY, FATHER OF NARROWING.

den by the glamouring mists of legend and
tradition. Others who came afterward ont
stripped him far enough in their dongs, but he
stands pre-eminent as the first Of magooncrs Of
whom actual history las been handed down TO
us OF the present day.
When the English, Dutch and Spanish en-
tered into an alliance TO suppress buccaneering
IN the West Indies certain worthless Of Bristol
in Old England, fitted out two vessels to assist
in this laudable project; for doubtless Bristol
trade suffered smaItly from the Morgans and
fhe I'Olouoses of that old time. One Of these
vessels was named the Duke Of which n certain
Captain Gibson was the commander and Ayary
the mate
Away they sailed TO tho West Indies, and
there Ayary became impressed by tho adyan-
tages offered by piracy, and by the amount of
good things that were TO be gained by very lit
tie striving.
One night tho captain (who was one Of those
fellows nightly addictcdto punch), instead OF
going ashore to satuTate himself with rum at
the ordinary had his drink in his cabin in pri-
waite. While he lay snoring away the effects
Of his rum in the cabin, Ayary and few other
conspirators heavcd the anchor very lcisurcly,
and sailed out of the harbor Of Corunna and
through the midst OF the allied feet riding at
anchor in darkness.
By-and-by, when the morning came, the cap
tain was awakened 10y The pitching and tossing
OF the vessel, the ratio and ciatter Of tho
tackle overhead, and the noise of footsteps
passing and rcpassing hither and thither across
the deck
Whats tie matter?" bawls the captain
from his berth.
"Nothing," says Avary cody.
'Somethmgs the matter with the ship"
says the captain Does She driver What
weather is itf"
ooh, no. says Ayary "wo are at sea"
AT sea2"
Come, GOMEZ" says Avery; an tell You;
you must know that am captain Of the ship
now, and you must be packing from this here
cabin. We are bound TO Madagascar to make
all Of our fortunes, and If you've q mind to
ship for the cruise Why we II be glad 10 have
YOU, il YOU viii be sober and mind your own
business; If not, there Is n boat alongside, and
IN have You set ashore"
The poor hnlf-tipsy captain had no relish to
60 piretng under the command Of his back
sliding mate, so out Of the ship no bundled
and away he fowcd with four or five Of the
crew, who, Ike him. refused to join with their
merry comrades.
The rest Of them sailed away to tho East
ihdios. On his way Avery picked up q
couple Of like kind with humsef-two sloops
Of Madagascar With these he sailed away TO
the coast OF India, and for n time his name was
lost in the ObscuritY OF uncertain history, But
only for time, Tor sudd My it famed out in a
blaze of glory. TWAS reported that u vessel
belonging to the great nogul laden with
treasure and bearing the monarch's own
daughter upon holy pilgrimage 10 Mecca
kthoy being Mohammcdans), had fallen in
with the pirates, and after short resistance
had been surrendered, with tho damsel, her
court and all the diamonds, pearls, silk sill
yer, and gold abroad. IL was rumored that
the great mogul, raging at the insult offered
TO him through his own flesh and blood, had
threatened TO wipe out Of existence the few
English settlements scattered along the coast
whereat the honorable East India company
was IN a pretty state of fuss and feathers.
IL yslI4.
Avary is going to marry tho Indian princess
willy-nilly, and will turn rajah aud tschew
piracy as Indecent As for the treasure itself,
there was no end to the extent TO which it
grew as IL passed from month TO month
Cracking the nut Of romance and oxaggera-
ton, We come 70 the kernel Of tho story-fhat
Ayry did fall in with an Indian vessel
laden with great treasure (ond possibly with
the mogul's dauphter,) which he captured, and
thereby gained great prize.
Having concluded that he Ind earned
enough money by the trade no had under
taken, he determined to retire and live decent
ly for tho rest of his life upon what he already
had. AS step toward this object he set
about cheating his Madagascar partners ont Of
their share Of what had been gained, He per-
shaded thom to store AL the treasure in his
vessel, 1t being the largest of the three, and So
having it safely in hand, he altered the course
of his ship one fine night and when the
morning came the Madagascar sloops found
themselves floating upon wide ocean without |
fought SO hard, aud for which they might
whistle Tor all the good it would do them.
nj hrst Afary had great part of n mind
20 settle ~ Boston in Massachusetts, and had
that little town been one whit less bleak and
forbdding 1t might have had the honor of be
ing the home of this famous man. As il was
lac did not like the looks OF it SO lao sailed
away q the eastward 20 Ireland whore he set
tied hhnstU at Biddlollrd in hopes Of an
easy life of II fer the rest of his days.
Here-ho found himself tho poSSessor Of a
plenptul stock Of jewels, such as pearls, da
monds rubies, ctc., hut with hardly "a score
OF honest talthnEs 10 jingle in his hroechcs
pocket lie consulted with . certain uor-
chant OF Bristol concerning the disposal of the
sionCs-a fellow not much more Cloanly in his
habits of honesty than Ayary himself This
worthy undertook TO act rs Ayary's brok +,
OF no marched with the jewels, and that
was Iho last tie pirate saw oi his Indian treas
ARE.
In "Blackbeard" we hayo rel, rantiug,
rearing pirate per sc-ono who really did bury
treasure who made more than ono captain
walk the plank, and who committed moro pri-
waite murders than he could number ON the
fingers ot both hands; ono who ills and will
continue 20 dll. the place TO which he has been
assigned Tor generations, end who may hc de- /
pended upon to hold his place ~ the conf /
donce of others for generations 20 come.
captain Teach was % Bristol man born, and /
learned his,trIde en- board Of sundry priyatCers I
IN the EAST ludcs during the old French war
that Of lt02-aud % better apprenticeship could 1
no man serve. Al last somewhere about the /
latter part % theYoar ZIG, priyatccrine cap I
tain, one Benjamin Uomgold, raised him I.
from the ranks and put him in command Of a 1
sloop-a lately captured prige-aud Black I
beard s fortune was made, 1t was very slight /
step, and but the change of a few letters, to
convert 'priNatccr' into pirate" and IL was |
very short time before Teach made that /
change. Not only did he make il himself, hut I
lie persuaded his old captain 60 Join with him.
anu ne" larry ,besaa That series Of bold /